Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant will buy anthracite coal from the South African Republic, if Ukraine experiences a sharp shortage of it. “We have worked out this issue. If there is no way to buy anthracite coals in Ukraine, we have a plan B. Though we do try to buy coal from Ukrainian suppliers or in Kazakhstan”,…
Due to the railroad transportation and electricity tariffs increase expenses of the Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant will reach 130 million UAH in 2016 affecting the prime cost. “Railroad tariffs went up by 15%, electricity tariffs are growing all the time. That’s a gigantic weight on our shoulders. And we still have to meet a certain prime…
In January-June Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant produced 8.8 thousand tons of nickel, up by 0.3% YoY. In particular, the company processed 704277 tons of ore (down by 0.3% YoY), which equals 39709 tons of ferronickel (down by 19.8% YoY), or 8.8 thousand tons of nickel. The company carried an overhaul of the main technical equipment valued…
Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant plans to stop importing power-generating coal from Kazakhstan and switch to Ukrainian raw materials.
In 2015 Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant received 224.15 million UAH of losses.
The increase of the railroad tariffs has led to the increase of the ferronickel cost price at Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant.
Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant has finished switching its drying plant to pulverized coal.
In 2016 Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant intends to keep nickel output on 2015 level.